[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 36375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13162]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9597]
Notice of Public Meeting
The Department of State will conduct an open meeting at 10:00 a.m.
on Thursday, July 14, 2016, in room 5Y23-21, U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters, 2703 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave SE., Washington, DC
20593-7213. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the
third Session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-
Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 3) to be held at
the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, on July 18-22, 2016.
The agenda items to be considered include:
--Decisions of other IMO bodies;
--Consideration and analysis of reports on alleged inadequacy of port
reception facilities;
--Lessons learned and safety issues identified from the analysis of
marine safety investigation reports;
--Measures to harmonize port state control (PSC) activities and
procedures worldwide;
--Identified issues related to the implementation of IMO instruments
from the analysis of PSC data;
--Analysis of consolidated audit summary reports;
--Updated survey guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and
Certification (HSSC);
--Non-exhaustive list of obligations under the instruments relevant to
the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code); and
--Unified interpretation of provisions of IMO safety, security, and
environment related conventions.
The public may attend this meeting up to the seating capacity of
the room. To facilitate the building security process, and to request
reasonable accommodation, those who plan to attend should contact the
meeting coordinator, Mr. Christopher Gagnon, by email at
[email protected] or by phone at (202) 372-1231, or in
writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE. Stop 7213, Washington
DC 20593-7509 not later than July 5, 2016. Requests made after July 5,
2016 might not be able to be accommodated, and same day requests will
not be accommodated due to the building's security process. Please note
that due to security considerations, two valid, government issued photo
identifications must be presented to gain entrance to Coast Guard
Headquarters. It is recommended that attendees arrive to the
Headquarters building no later than 30 minutes ahead of the scheduled
meeting for the security screening process. The Headquarters building
is accessible by taxi and public transportation. Parking in the
vicinity of the building is extremely limited and not guaranteed. Due
to the size of the room and security protocols at Coast Guard
Headquarters, members of the public are encouraged to participate via
teleconference. The access number for this teleconference line will be
posted online at http://www.uscg.mil/imo/iii/default.asp. Additional
information regarding this and other IMO public meetings may be found
at: www.uscg.mil/imo.
Dated: May 28, 2016.
Jonathan W. Burby,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-13162 Filed 6-3-16; 8:45 am]
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